{"id":23587,"date":"2023-03-02T08:15:16","date_gmt":"2023-03-02T08:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/03\/02\/legendary-sprinter-asafa-powell-meets-asamoah-gyan\/"},"modified":"2023-03-02T08:15:16","modified_gmt":"2023-03-02T08:15:16","slug":"legendary-sprinter-asafa-powell-meets-asamoah-gyan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/03\/02\/legendary-sprinter-asafa-powell-meets-asamoah-gyan\/","title":{"rendered":"Legendary sprinter Asafa Powell meets Asamoah Gyan"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Asafa Powell meets Asamoah Gyan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Legendary sprinter, Asafa Powell, met Ghana football legend, Asamoah Gyan following his visit to the West African country.<\/p>\n

The Jamaican sprinter, who was once the fastest man in the world, arrived in the country on Monday night with his wife,\u00a0Alyshia Akua Miller-Powell.<\/p>\n

In a private meeting, Powell exchanged pleasantries with Gyan, who remains the country\u2019s top goal scorer.<\/p>\n

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Asafa Powell and Asamoah Gyan<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Jamaican is in Ghana to hold talks with stakeholders in athletics and to help uplift the sport in the country.<\/p>\n

Following the arri of\u00a0Powell, the President of the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) Ben Nunoo-Mensah said the retired sprinter\u2019s visit would inspire young athletes.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut for COVID, Alyshia and Asafa would have been here much earlier,\u201d\u00a0Nunoo-Mensah told the media.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat we were looking for is looking for a sports icon who can motivate our young\u2026Asafa is here to inspire every Ghanaian doing sports.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Olympic Games and World Athletics Championships gold medallist said he was looking forward to connecting with his wife\u2019s family as part of his visit to Ghana.<\/p>\n

\u201cI came with my wife to see where she\u2019s from and grew up and experience the culture. Hopefully, I can be back a lot more to spend time with my family here,\u201d\u00a0Powell added.<\/p>\n

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